Preview: Stony Brook at Connecticut

November 25, 2012|Reuters

In the last two weeks, Connecticut has traveled to Germany and the Virgin Islands to play four games as it took on Michigan State, Wake Forest and Quinnipiac. The Huskies return home to face Stony Brook Sunday. Junior guard Shabazz Napier scored 23 points during a 66-60 loss to New Mexico in the Paradise Jam final last Monday.

If not for a two-point loss to Sacred Heart, the Seawolves would be unbeaten. Stony Brook rebounded from that loss with Saturday's 82-75 victory over Canisius as Anthony Jackson scored a career-high 21 points.

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ABOUT STONY BROOK (4-1): Jackson leads the Seawolves in scoring at 13.4 points per game but is just 19-of-46 from the field. Freshman forward Jameel Warney scored a career-best 18 points Saturday and is shooting 20-of-41 from the floor. Sunday begins a stretch of seven out of eight games on the road for Stony Brook, and the upcoming schedule includes visits to Maryland and Seton Hall.

ABOUT CONNECTICUT (4-1): Napier leads the Huskies with 21.2 points per game and has scored over 20 points three times so far. The Huskies will play six of their next seven games in Connecticut, with a trip to New York on Dec. 4 to face North Carolina State. Sophomore guard Ryan Boateng is second on the team in scoring at 13.6 points and shot 10-of-28 in the Paradise Jam.

TIP-INS

1. Napier's college debut came two years ago against Stony Brook, when he scored 12 points in a 79-52 win.

2. Stony Brook is coached by Steve Pikiell, who was a guard and an assistant under former Huskies coach Jim Calhoun.

3. Connecticut has won all four meetings in the series, and the average margin of victory has been 25.8 points. In the last meeting, the Huskies limited the Sea Wolves to five second-half baskets.